Senior Speech

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**Job role: Senior Speech and Language Therapist**

**Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 per annum (pro rata)**

**Contract: Full Time, Permanent; Term Time only**

**Hours: 37.5 hours per week**

**Location: Manor House School, Horsham, West Sussex**

Manor House School has an exciting opportunity for a qualified Senior Speech and Language Therapist. The post holder will work creatively and dynamically to develop, manage, and deliver therapeutic services.

This position is a specialised operational management role, meaning, there will be a requirement to manage the clinical department and deliver a speech and language service to children and young people.

The post holder will hold clinical responsibility, manage, and develop a multi-disciplinary team providing services of, but not limited to - Educational Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational and Sensory Integration Therapy, Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology and other appropriate professions as the school requires to meet the needs of our children and young people. The post holder will be responsible for the departments outstanding functionality. They will be able to maintain this through a substantial local resource being at their disposal, ensuring the service is responsive to referrals and makes an impact in the best interests of children and young people.

The post holder will be responsible for clinical implementation, monitoring and reviewing services and measuring impact of clinical services for our children and young people. They will ensure that clinical services are being offered at a universal, enhanced and specialist level of intervention, these range from clinical training to all staff to clinical assessment, and intervention.

Location: Manor House School caters for pupils aged 7-18 years. Pupils may have learning difficulties and/or low attainment that are associated with their SEMH/ASC needs. Pupils may have specific learning difficulties associated with ASC, a range of complex learning and communication needs and additional needs such as dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia.

Essential Criteria:

- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree
- Valid and up to date HCPC Registration
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Previous experience of paid or voluntary work within a trauma or complex needs setting
- Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities
- Hold a full UK driving licence, with access to a car
- Experience within the specialist client group. (complex communication issues relating to autism, including language disorder, dyspraxia, sensory impairment, learning disabilities/difficulties and associated challenging behaviour)
- Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated speciality preferred.
- Ability to work independently

**About the Group**

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of high-quality foster care and special needs education and care. We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate and care for.

We are really proud to say that in October 2021, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a Great Place to Work' for the third year running.

Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Care, National Fostering Group and Options Autism.

For further information on this role please refer the Job Description and Person Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail, please contact: Sarah Attwell at (see below)

**Why work for us?**

Alongside working with a network of clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options

**Benefits**

**Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including**:

- Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- Your Wellbeing Matters - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

**And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including**:

- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover

**And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.**

**Job ID: 188485